Although I always go around and harvest the dry flower heads, there are still many seeds that fall on the ground. When it warms up towards the wet season the cilantro goes to seed. I have cilantro growing everywhere in my permaculture garden. That's exactly what it does: it self seeds. Growing Cilantro In The Tropical Permaculture Garden Always grow cilantro where the air can circulate freely. In my climate they will bolt to seed from the heat before humidity becomes a problem, but your climate may be different.
One more thing: cilantro plants do not like humidity. If you want to feed your plants extra, some dilute liquid fertilizer like fish emulsion never goes astray. Rich, dark soil always produces the biggest, healthiest plants, but any reasonable soil with average nutrient levels should be fine.
Few plants like growing in a bog hole.Īpart from that cilantro has no special soil requirements. So water it well, but of course, make sure the soil drains well. Many people underestimate the amount of water cilantro needs, because most herbs we know are so hardy. Make sure your cilantro plants never dry out. As always, mulch helps. If you expect hot weather, give your cilantro plants some shade.
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During the cooler times of the year - or in cooler climates - choose a spot in full sun. Anything that stresses them will cause them to bolt, meaning they will grow a flower prematurely and set seed. The biggest problem when growing cilantro is that the plants are so sensitive to heat - and also to other stresses. (On the next page - growing coriander seed - I will tell you why.) Problems When Growing Cilantro I don't do any of that and you should also leave at least some of the flowers alone. Or they harvest the whole cilantro plant once it shows signs of wanting to flower. Some people also chop out the flower stalk as soon as it shows and manage to keep the plants going a bit longer. Therefore it is a good idea to re-sow cilantro every few weeks during the growing season. Once they start developing that flower stalk they stop making more leaves. The plants in the photo above are ready to do so. Sooner or later your cilantro plants will flower. (If you have lots of seed there is another way to grow cilantro and I'll tell you about it below.) It depends how much seed you have available. You can plant cilantro in rows for easy harvesting or you can spread the seed over a wider area and rake it in. Just cover the seeds and keep them moist. The standard directions are to sow cilantro about 1 cm (1/4 inch) deep, but there is no need to get scientific about it. Pre-growing cilantro in a pot isn't doing it any good.ĭon't bother buying cilantro from a nursery in a pot. And you never get any leaves at all!Īlso, cilantro grows a big taproot, and those little seedling pots are not deep enough to accommodate it. The stress will likely cause it to go straight to seed and then it dies. To grow cilantro you need reasonable soil and you need to keep the plants well watered.Īlways grow cilantro from seed, directly where you want it.
So in milder climates you grow cilantro during summer, in tropical climates you grow it during the cooler dry season.
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How To Grow CilantroĬilantro needs a frost free period to grow but it doesn't like extreme heat. So is "Chinese parsley", another popular name for cilantro. "Coriander leaf" or "fresh coriander" is the same thing as cilantro. In some countries coriander is the only name used. The name cilantro refers to the fresh leaf, also known as Chinese parsley.
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